Attachment for tobacco-pipes.



E. H.. ZIEBARTH.

ATTAGHMENT FOR ATOBAGGO PIPBS.

APPLIUATION FILED APB.25, 1911.

Patented Aug. 15, 1911.

%Hi temes mLUMlA 'LANOCIEAPH 00.. WASHINOTON. D. C.

"Urn sans ERNEST I-I. ZIEBARTH, OF HELENA, MON'ANA:

ATTACHMENT FOR TOBACCO-PIPES.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ERNEsT H. ZIEBARTH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Helena, County of Lewis and Clark, and State of Montana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Attachments for Tobacco Pipes, of which the following is a specificaton.

This invention relates to attachments for tobacco pipes.

The present invention has for its object the provision of a new interior stem for use in the stems of tobacco pipes, whether they be straight or curved, which will be so con*- structed that it will be retained within the stern, catch the deposits or incrustaton, pre-- vent the moisture from running into the bowl of the pipe, and be capable of insertion by any one in the stern of a pipe and of such cheapness that it may be removed and thrown away when it becomes foul and another interior stern substituted, thereby keeping the stern of the pipe clean and sweet at all imes.

The invention contemplates the provision of an articulated tubular inner stem which may be detachably inserted in the stern of a pipe which, by reason of its articulation, will be adapted to conforrn to the'pipe stern, whether straight or curved, and, in its narrower aspect, the invention contemplates preferably absorbent tube sections, connected by yieldable joints and peculiarly formed, all as will more fully appear herein'after.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure l is a longitudinal section of a pipe equipped with my improved inner stern which is shown exaggerated to better disclose the construction; F ig. 2, a longitudinal section of the inner stern of Fig. l likewise eXaggerated in size, showing in detail the arrangement of the tubular sections and the wrappings or coverings; Fig. 3, a longitudinal section, broken away, of another form where the sections are of substantially the same size throughout the length of the inner stern; and Fig. 4:, an eXterior view of Fig. 3.

The bowl l and sub-stem 2, as also the detachable stern 3 may all be of ordinary construction but with the smoke channel en:- larged to adapt it to receive the inner stem. In some pipes, thesmoke channel %L in the sub-stem and main stern is straight, but in other pipes it is curved. My invention is adaptable to both types of stem. The joint 5 may be either a screw-threaded or a frie- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed Aprl 25, 1911.

Patented Aug. 15, 1'911. Serial No. 623,258.

tion joint. In either instance, particularly if the joint is a friction joint, I preferably provide an nterior metallic bushing 6 in the stern 3 whereby the pressure in joining the parts is sustained and damage thus prevented by too tight screwing or wedging.

My inner stern or attachment consists of a plurality of articulated tubular sections 7, one of which 7 may be relatvely long and straight to conform to the straight part' of the smoke passage of the stem, and this is preferably provided with a tapered part 8 to frictionally wedge in the tapered opening 9 that leads into the bowl 1. At the other end the section 7 b is also preferably tapered so that it will wedge into the tapered smoke passage adjacent the mouth piece. The provision of the tapered ends which wedge in the stern of the pipe prevents the rattling of the inner stem. All of the articulated sections, particularly the smaller ones are preferably provided with tapered tips or ends pointing toward the mouth piece, as shown at 10 so that they will form, in connection with the stem, a sort of choke valve or battle Construction to prevent the moisture from the smokers lips from running down 'into the smoke passage 4, that is, they will tend to trap the moisture.

- In describing the part 7 a as being straight, I wish it understood that this is not necessarily so as the inner stern constituting the present invention may be composed of numerous small, or relatively small, articulated sections like the sections 7, which construction is shown in F ig. 3 and, in that connection, I wish it understood that the present invention contemplates any arrangement and length of the sections that may be desired. The invention consists, broadly, in this respect, in a plurality of articulated sections. The sections may be made of any sufficiently rigid material, but they are preferably made of some absorbent substance such as porous pipe clay, meerschaum, etc., but in that respect I do not limit myself to the material of which the sections are made, nor to whether they are porous or non-absorbent.

The sections may be connected together, so that they will constitute an articulated structure, in several ways. Preferably, the sections are spaced apar't a short distance and are connected by a covering of some suitable teXtile material 11, cheese cloth being an instance, which may be wound one or more times around the sections from one end to the other of the entre inner stem or as far as may be necessary. The' textile* material may be spirally wound and the overlapping edges and free encl's made fast ping there may be wound a thin tough stripof oil paper 12, suitably fastened by some' adhesive The t'extile materialprovides the articulati'ons between the' sections and the oiled paper keeps out the moisture.

The foregoin g arrangement of texti-'le ma terial and paper may be reversed, the oiled paper covering being first wound and the textile material being thereafter wou nd around the sections. may be omitted from the inner covering and this' inner covering held by the outer covering and the adhesive' which sec-ures the outer covering. Furthermore, the outer cover-ing may be omitted and the tex tile material which artic'ul atesthe sections may be covered with a waterproof composition.

In the' drawi-ngs, the part s of the inner stem' and the covering therefor are shown as greatly exaggerated in size in order to' rend'er the Construction clear.

I am aware that many eh anges could be re'sorted toin carrying out my inventionprecise Construction herein set fort-h, but claim all rrrodi fications falling within the spirit and scope of the invention'.

Having; thus described my i-nventi on, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Let-* ters Patent is l. The combination with the stem of a tobacco pipe, of' an inner, separate and detachabl'e, stem composed of a plurality of tubul'ar, a-rticulated, sections;

2. The. combina-tion with the stem of a tobacco pipe, of an inner, separate and de-` 3 tachable, stem therefor' having a piu rality of' tubu lar sections, and fleX-ible tubular j joints connecting said sections.

Again, the adhesi ve 1,ooo,569

3. The combination with the stem of a tobacco pipe, of an inner, separate and de- .tachable, stem therefor having a plurality of tubular sections, and tubular joints of textile material connecting said sections.

4. The combination with the stem of a tobacco ppe, of an inner, separate' and detachable stern therefor having a plurality 'of'tubular sections, and tubular joints of textile material connecting said sections, said: joints being Waterproof.

5.- The combination with the stem of a tobacco pipe, of an inner stern having a pl'u-rality of art-icu lated tubu-l ar sections adapted to co perate with the stem to` check the flow of the moisture down the pipe into the bowl.

6. The %mbi-nation' with the stem of a tobacco pipe, of an inner stem having a plurality of articulated tubul a r sections provided with tapered partswhich, by cooperation with the' interior of the pipe stern, are adapted to prevent the moisture from I fiowing down the pipestem into the bowl.

7. An inner stem for tobacco' pipes having a pIura-lity of tuhular articula ted sections.

8. An inner stem- :Eor tobacco pipes having a plurality of tubular sections, and `moisture proot tabu-lar and flexible j;oints ,connect-ing said sections.

and I do not, therefore, limit myself to the 3 9: In a tobacco pi pe, the conbinaton with the sub-stem and a detachable stem jremovably connected thereto, each provided With' a tapered partin its smoke channel, of

removable' inner stem composed of articu'- lated tubul a'r sections located in the smoke ohannelof the 'sub-astenr and detacha blel stem, the end sections of said inner stem having tapered parts engaged with the I tapered parts aforesaid.

In testimony' whereo t, I hereu nto aiiix my signature inpresence of two witnesses..

ERNEST ZIEBARTH.. Witnessesz- JosIAH BOVVDEN, SHERMAN S; COOK. j

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